Sheffield Wednesday: I just haven’t been good enough, admits Tom Lees

Tom Lees has vowed to rediscover his best form and lead Sheffield Wednesday up the Championship table.

Carlos Carvalhal’s men dropped to ninth in the standings after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat against Brighton.

Owls Glenn Murray up against Owls Tom Lees...Pic Steve Ellis

Strikes by Sam Baldock and Anthony Knockaert proved decisive as the Seagulls secured their first victory at the 18th time of asking at Hillsborough.

Gary Hooper fired home a late consolation and the Owls are now three points off the play-off positions after 11 matches.

Lees told The Star: “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We have to do better and I would be the first to hold my hands up and say I have to do better as well. I haven’t been as good as I have been in the last two seasons. It is as simple as that. If I look back on the last two seasons, I can’t remember doing too much wrong.

“These things (loss of form) happen in football. I have never seen a footballer, apart from top, top level players, who go through their career without a tough period. It is has not been my best patch of form at the moment but no one is going to work harder to get out of it.”